Yao
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Yao¹
noun
- A Bantu people living in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa.
proper noun
- The language of these people.
Yao²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Mandarin 瑤／瑶 (yáo).
noun
- The Mien people of China.
Yao³
Where it comes from
From various romanizations of the Mandarin and Hokkien pronunciations of Chinese 姚 (Yáo/Iâu). Doublet of Yiu.
proper noun
- A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
- A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: yue, lu, liao, yaw, legend, yum, yeuk, steven, peter, yiu, yau, leao, hehe, makonde, mang'anja, tswana
Translations
Talk about this word "Yao." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yao. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Yao. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yao "Yao." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yao.Cite this
@misc{yao_2026,
title = {Yao},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yao},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
